Total Crime Rate
504.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Angus Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Plasnewydd , and the 28th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Angus Street (CF24 3LW) in the last 12 months was 504.8 per 1,000 residents and was 326.2% higher than the Plasnewydd average (118.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 110 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 160.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 76.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Angus Street (CF24 3LW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Angus Street, where police recorded 158 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Strathnairn Street (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Plasnewydd| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Treharris Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wellfield Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wellfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wellfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wellfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Wellfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Wellfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Wellfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wellfield Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wellfield Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Angus Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Keppoch Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Plasnewydd Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Plasnewydd Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wellfield Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Strathnairn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Strathnairn Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Strathnairn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Strathnairn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellfield Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Angus Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Strathnairn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Angus Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bangor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bangor Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Arran Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Arran Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plasnewydd Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Montgomery Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Montgomery Street | Under investigation |
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